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Minimally Invasive Medial Femoral Approach to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis

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February 2024

Minimally Invasive Medial Femoral Approach to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis

Vol: 306| Issue: 2| Number:36| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Minimally invasive medial femoral approach to total knee arthroplasty improves short-term outcomes compared to the standard medial parapatellar approach: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 01-Sep;():. 10.1186/s13018-023-04136-2

Contributing Authors:
X Yang QH Cheng YZ Yang AR Zhang H Fan HZ Guo

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Synopsis

12 randomized controlled trials (788 patients) comparing the use of a minimally invasive medial midvastus approach (MMV-TKA) versus the standard medial parapatellar total knee arthroplasty (MP-TKA) were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Outcomes of interest included the Knee Society Score (KSS), knee pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), knee function on a Normalized Function Sc...

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